New systems of care can leverage the health care workforce: How many doctors do we really need?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1817-1821

  Garson, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84889088848     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000006     Document Type: Review

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